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Kilbree

Houses within 5km of this house

Displaying 26 houses.

Houses within 5km of Kilbree

Displaying 26 houses.

House name Description
Castlemartyr Seat of the Earls of Shannon in the 18th and 19th centuries, built in the early 18th century by the 1st Earl of Shannon and enlarged by his son the 2nd Earl in the 1760s. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was valued at £150. Sold to the Arnott family in the early 20th century, it later became a Carmelite college and now functions as a hotel. Photo of Castlemartyr
Dromadda A house occupied by Warham Durdin in 1814 and by G. W. Courtenay in 1837. Caroline A. Courtney was resident in the early 1850s holding the property valued at £28 from John Courtenay. It is still extant though not in good repair. Photo of Dromadda
Bilberry Hill In 1786 Wilson writes that Bilberry Hill was the residence of the late Mr. Drury. It was the home of the Garde family in the nineteenth century, occupied in 1814 by William Garde and in the early 1850s by Winifred Garde. She held the property from Sir A. Brooke and the buildings were valued at £8.15 shilllings. The 25-inch Ordnance Survey map shows a later and larger building labelled Bilberry, which is still extant. Photo of Bilberry Hill
Clashduff Peter Warner was occupying a house valued at £18 in the townland of Clashduff at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He held this property from Sir A. Brooke. This may be the house recorded by Lewis as Castle View in the parish of Inchinabacky and inhabited by P. Warner. Peter Warner of Clashduff, Middleton owned 205 acres in the 1870s
Roxborough Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to "Rocksborough" as the seat of Mr. Ball. The residence of Bent Ball in 1814 and of - McSweeny in 1837, this house was unoccupied in the early 1850s when it was valued at £22. The immediate lessor was Sir A. Brooke. The house has disappeared by the time the 25-inch Ordnance Survey map was published in the 1890s and the Youghal branch of the Great Southern & Western railway constructed close by.
Stumphill This house was the home of William Mc O'Boy in the first half of the 19th century. The house was valued at £25 at the time of Griffith's Valuation and held from Henry Newenham. Photo of Stumphill
Ballybane [Leet records George Gaggin of Ballybawn, Buttevant, county Cork in 1814.] Ballybane was occupied by T. Gaggin in 1837 and by William Gaggin in the early 1850s. The house was valued at £22 and held from Laurence Corban. This house was recently renovated. Photo of Ballybane
Barnabrow This house was the residence of Timothy Lane in 1814. Located on the Thomond estate and occupied by William G. Fitzgerald who held the property from John [Royal] Wilkinson at the time of Griffith's Valuation. The buildings were valued at £28. A lithograph of this house is included in the sale rental of the Thomond estate 1857. The representatives of Edward de l'E. Litton were recorded as the occupants of this house in 1906. The house now functions as a guest house. Photo of Barnabrow
Cloyne House Originally the Bishop's Palace, by 1837 it was known as Cloyne House and occupied by H. Allen. Valued at £50, occupied by John Wilkinson and held from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners at the time of Griffith's Valuation. Photo of Cloyne House
Kilboy/Keil Bui Marked as Keil Bui in the townland of Kilboy on the first Ordnance Survey map, occupied by Lewis Gibson in 1814 and by John Gibson in the early 1850s who held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at £25. This house is described as a former deanery in the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and is now in use as a private residence. Photo of Kilboy/Keil Bui
Kilcrone An early 18th century house, the home of the Hannings in the first half of the 19th century, held by him from Mountifort Longfield at the time of Griffith's Valuation when valued at £30. The sale rental of 1858 records William G. Fitzgerald as the occupant of this house on a temporary basis. This house is occupied and well maintained. Photo of Kilcrone
Lindsey Cottage Marked on the first Ordnance Survey map as Lindsey Cottage. At the time of Griffith's Valuation it was occupied by John Litton who held it from the Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. The buildings were valued at £20.
Castle Mary An 18th century house, remodelled as a castle in the 19th century, home of a branch of the Longfield family. In 1786 Wilson give a description of the house including that "the west front of this mansion presents a view of Cork Harbour". Valued at £85 in the mid 19th century and held by Mountifort Longfield in fee. Bence Jones writes that this house was burnt in the early 1920s and is now a ruin. A new house was constructed from the old stable courtyard and the family continued to live there for periods of time during the 20th century until Castle Mary was acquired by the Hurley family in 1978. Photo of Castle Mary
Ardavilling The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage dates this house circa 1860. It was the home of John Litton who left it to his nephew Edward F. Litton. At the beginning of the 20th century occupied by Guildford William Jack Stacpoole of the Ballyalla, county Clare, family. Photo of Ardavilling
Carewswood Inhabited by the Dowager Countess of Shannon in 1814 and by the Reverend J. Leslie in 1837. By the time of Griffith's Valuation this house valued at £40 was in the possession of Edward Garde who held it from the Earl of Shannon. A house is still extant at the site.
Ballynacorra An 18th century house, occupied by John Garde in 1814 and by Thomas Garde at the time of Griffith's Valuation, who held the building valued at £40 from the Earl of Shannon. Still in use as a residence.
Ballymaloe William Abbot was resident at Ballymaloe in 1814. It was described by Lewis in 1837 as a "very curious old house, built by the Fitzgeralds and forfeited in the war of 1641, it is now the property of Mr Forster" . By the early 1850s John Litchfield [Lichfield] was resident holding the house valued at £48 from Mountifort Longfield. It was the seat of William Lichfield in 1894. It is now the home of the Allen family who run it as a guest house with adjacent shop. Their renowned cookery school is nearby. see http://www.ballymaloe.ie/ Photo of Ballymaloe
Ballyedekin A house valued at £20 at the time of Griffith's Valuation, occupied by John Leech and held from the representatives of Viscount Midleton. Buildings are still extant at this site.
Butlerstown Daniel Keane lived at Butlerstown in the early 1850s. The buildings were valued at £15 and held from the representatives of Viscount Midleton. This house is now a ruin.
Rose Hill Occupied by William Rumly in 1814 and Lewis records T.H. Rumbley residing at Ballinacorra Lodge in 1837. Mountiford Longfield was the occupier in the early 1850s. Held by him in fee and valued at £15. This house is no longer occupied. Photo of Rose Hill
Lakeview Located on the southern outskirts of Midleton town, Swithin Fleming is recorded as the occupier of this house on the Midleton estate and 12 acres from at least 1837 until the 1870s. In the mid 19th century it was valued at £14.
Dunsfort Occupied by Richard Adams in 1814 and by Laurence Smithwick at the time of Griffith's Valuation when valued at £20 and held from the representatives of Viscount Midleton. Only the farm buildings appear to be shown on the 25-inch map of the 1890s.
Carrigshane Thomas Smithwick held a house valued at £15 with 44 acres from the representatives of Viscount Midleton at the time of Griffith's Valuation. This may be the property mentioned by Wilson as "Carrig" in 1786, a seat of the Uniacke family. Buildings are still extant at this site.
Cahermone Wilson, writing in 1786, refers to Cahermone as the seat of Charles Broderick. The house was the residence of Thomas Poole in 1814 and in 1837. Lewis states that Poole was agent to the Midleton estates. Laurence Smithwick occupied the house at the time of Griffith's Valuation when it was valued at £8. Though buildings there were vallued at £19 in 1906 the original house is not shown on the 25-inch Ordance Survey map of the 1890s. Farm buildings occupy the site now.
Kilboy Francis Rowland was resident in 1837 and at the time of Griffith's Valuation, when the house was valued at £35 and held from Wallis Adams. It is now a ruin.
Casino Mrs Hyde was residing at Cassina, Castlemartyr in 1814 and in the early 1850s it was occupied by Wallace Adam Walker who held the property from the Earl of Shannon. The buildings were valued at £20. W.A. Walker was still resident in the 1870s. This house is still in use as a residence. Photo of Casino